EDITOR’S LETTER JCMNo Need to Look Both Ways

The new pedestrian mall on Newark Avenue epitomizes what’s fresh and positive in Jersey City. Alyssa Bredin took some great pictures of the scene as folks stroll down the middle of the avenue, relax at a table with an umbrella, or drop into any of the restaurants or shops along the way. The bustling, upbeat atmosphere sets just the right tone for many of the edgy, forward-thinking ideas that are taking root in town.
Check out Victor Rodriguez’s pictures of the New City Kids sailing on the Hudson. Or his pictures of Jersey City’s “beaches,” hidden or otherwise.
The goats in Liberty State Park, who were hired to eat their way through some unwelcome vegetation, seemed to be having a grand old time dining and taking siestas.
We look at our Lincoln Park community in “The Hood” section. Lincoln Park itself is an autumn delight, with the tennis courts busy, the fountain offering a cool spritz when a breeze is blowing, and the new golf course just across the way.
Our married team of Tara and Max Ryazansky headed over to Liberty Island to observe Statue of Liberty guide Lee Fahley “on the job.”
And on the southern end of Liberty State Park, Melissa Heule reported on campers with Camp Liberty’s Educational Arts Team who were performing a play in an outdoor pavilion.
Back inside, Lauren Barbagallo takes a fun look at our very own “Storage Pirates,” and Al Sullivan “works out” with Colin Egan, director of the Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre. (If running up and down stairs constitutes working out.)
It’s hard to think of fall without thinking of Octoberfest. Tara and Max were off to the New Jersey Beer Co. to, well, drink beer, I assume.
So, suds in your eye, folks!